Snorkeling through the Worlds
Eight years ago in February, we visited Hawaii with Rabbi Zalman Schacter-Shalomi. Reb Zalman, who passed away a year and half ago, was my husband’s teacher and the beloved founder of the Jewish Renewal movement. Please leave a comment and let me know if you enjoyed this piece. Snorkeling through the Worlds A spiritual retreat […]
A Path Through Snow
The whole thing was Bonnie’s idea. At three in the afternoon on December 24, time forChugim activities at camp Hashomer Hatzair winter camp, my best friend Bonnie turned to me and said, “Let’s ditch.” “What for” I asked. “I have an idea.” Bonnie leaned in close so I could see her hazel eyes were bright, […]
Death Takes a Holiday
On my walk through nearby woods yesterday I paused in a stand of trees when something caught my eye. It wasn’t one of the Cedar Waxwings or Dark-eyed Juncos that I’d been watching flit through the greenery. A gauzy grey ghost hung from a mailbox, swinging ominously in the morning breeze. Of course, it’s […]